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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1533
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Dolflie, adv. [f. Dolf,a.] Without spirit or energy. — 1533 Boece ii. v. 67.
We se the detestabill tratouris … dolflie lurk in thir placis 1533 Ib. viii. vi. 260 b.
In the myddil warde … Scottis dolflie resistit Britouns
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